User:ThisIsNotABetter/IBM 1460

IBM 1460
	IBM 1460
Type	Midrange computer
Release date	1963; 61 years ago
Predecessor	IBM 1401
Related	IBM 1410, IBM 1440

IBM 1460 is a released in 1963^[1] more advanced version of the IBM 1401, and this model came out with twice the performance - only 6 microseconds per cycle. And with it, the record-breaking IBM 1403 Model 3 printer, incredibly fast even by today's standards. He gave out 1100 lines of text per minute^[2].

Hardware

The main system:^[3]

IBM 1441 Processing Unit
IBM 1461 Input-Output Control
IBM 1447 Console, Model 1, 2, or 4

The IBM 1460 can be equipped with:^[3]

Output:
- IBM 1402 Card Read-Punch, Model 3
- IBM 1403 Printer, Model 2
Storage:
- IBM 729 or IBM 7330 Magnetic Tape Unit
- IBM 1301 Disk Storage or IBM 1311 Disk Storage Drive
Other options: IBM 1009 Data Transmission Unit, IBM 1011 Paper Tape Reader, IBM 1012 Tape Punch, IBM 1419 Magnetic Character Reader, IBM 1418 Optical Character Reader, IBM 1428 Alphameric Optical Reader, IBM 1448 Transmission Control Unit^[4] (control data transfers for the IBM 357, IBM 1030, IBM 1050, IBM 1060).

Compatible systems

This model has a full compatibility with IBM 1401 instructions, and has an additional instructions for disk storage support^[5].

The system also could run on an IBM System/360 model 40 using "1460 emulation mode", but with the loss of this feature when the IBM System/360 model 50 computer was installed, it had to be reprogrammed^[6].

References

^ "IBM Archives: DPD chronology - page 2". www.ibm.com. 2003-01-23. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
^ "How the IBM 1403 Printer Hammered Out 1,100 Lines Per Minute". IEEE Spectrum. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
^ ^a ^b ^c Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "IDCS Specifications: IBM 1460 with IBM 144B" (PDF). bitsavers.org.
^ "IBM 1401/1460 Instruction and Timing Summary" (PDF). IBM-1401.info.
^ Searle, R.H.; Corbett, L. (1972-01-01). "The Computerized, Punched Card Loans Control System at AWRE, Aldermaston". Program. 6 (2): 153–166. doi:10.1108/eb046665. ISSN 0033-0337.

[1] "IBM Archives: DPD chronology - page 2". www.ibm.com. 2003-01-23. Retrieved 2022-10-30.

[2] "How the IBM 1403 Printer Hammered Out 1,100 Lines Per Minute". IEEE Spectrum. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2022-10-30.

[:0-3] Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] "IDCS Specifications: IBM 1460 with IBM 144B" (PDF). bitsavers.org.

[5] "IBM 1401/1460 Instruction and Timing Summary" (PDF). IBM-1401.info.

[6] Searle, R.H.; Corbett, L. (1972-01-01). "The Computerized, Punched Card Loans Control System at AWRE, Aldermaston". Program. 6 (2): 153–166. doi:10.1108/eb046665. ISSN 0033-0337.

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